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Saturday · 68 answers · 9 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    DNA

    57D 3x platinum Kendrick Lamar song with the lyric "I was born like this"

    37
    260
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    OGRE

    12D Despotic boss

    36
    284
  3. 3
    SPY

    14D ___-fi

    27
    177
  4. 4
    ASP

    27A Subject of Shakespeare's line "Come, thou mortal wretch"

    22
    265
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    ERGO

    55A Latin word that's 12-Down backward

    17
    198
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    POET

    54D Expert on feet

    14
    98
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    OBIT

    56D Last words?

    13
    142
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    STENT

    31D Blockage unblocker

    13
    65
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    ARISE

    49D What unexpected problems may do

    12
    127
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    ECIG

    22A Modern health risk, informally

    12
    32
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    NIH

    41A Human Genome Project org.

    11
    54
  12. 12
    WREN

    51A Bird that sometimes sings in a duet

    9
    98
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    BTU

    32A ___/hr. (power meas.)

    9
    78
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    HEEL

    6D Part of a foot

    8
    78
  15. 15
    TABS

    28A Closers of some boxes

    7
    58
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    CYST

    43A Nonvital surgery target

    5
    39
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    DVD

    5D Part of a box set, maybe

    5
    24
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    SOON

    52D "So ___?"

    4
    90
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    NOHOW

    36D In any possible way, in dialect

    4
    33
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    BUB

    33A Condescending term of address

    4
    24
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    RUGS

    13D Challenges for Roombas

    4
    24
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    ENERGY

    18A Juice

    3
    31
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    WANT

    1D In ___ of

    3
    30
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    TMAN

    19A Bootlegger's foe

    2
    69
  25. 25
    MSU

    59D Big Sky Conference sch.

    2
    38
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    HOLD

    53D Stock market recommendation

    2
    34
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    NOLOSS

    60A Neutral at worst

    2
    12
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    ONETOTEN

    11D Like some ranking systems

    2
    11
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    SHORTSTOP

    52A Cal Ripken Jr. or Pee Wee Reese

    2
    8
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    BEAUTS

    34D Humdingers

    2
    5
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    TNN

    42A 1980s cable competitor of CMT

    1
    68
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    IRONORE

    39A Shipment to a mill

    1
    33
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    RAGTAG

    48A Having a little of this, a little of that

    1
    25
  34. 34
    GOTHS

    50D Foes of the Romans

    1
    16
  35. 35
    NUM

    44A Book before Deut.

    1
    14
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    PINENUT

    35A Couscous tidbit

    1
    11
  37. 37
    MACABRE

    37A Dark

    1
    9
  38. 38
    URSAE

    7D Alpha ___ Minoris (the North Star)

    1
    7
  39. 39
    ANDYET

    62A "Nevertheless ..."

    1
    6
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    DOOBIE

    57A Joint

    1
    6
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    ANOTHERONE

    29D What's more

    1
    5
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    RINGUP

    16A Record at the register

    1
    5
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    TURINGTEST

    26D Topic in artificial intelligence

    1
    3
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    ALOEVERA

    15A Natural ingredient in mouthwash

    0
    25
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    ENESCO

    24A Composer whose name is one letter off from an international peace grp.

    0
    23
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    GIBBS

    23D Lead agent on "NCIS"

    0
    10
  47. 47
    IBMPC

    25D 28-pound debut of 1981

    0
    8
  48. 48
    PRUSSIA

    40A Ally of Britain during the Seven Years' War

    0
    7
  49. 49
    ASTUDENT

    63A 90s kid?

    0
    6
  50. 50
    ELEMENTARY

    2D Uncomplicated

    0
    5
  51. 51
    FLOORS

    9A 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 11, 12, 14, etc.

    0
    5
  52. 52
    RESNIK

    4D Judith who was the second American woman in space

    0
    5
  53. 53
    MATATA

    45D See 8-Down

    0
    4
  54. 54
    NEWSDESK

    17A Times table?

    0
    4
  55. 55
    ATOMBOMB

    58A Einstein referred to his endorsement of it as "one great mistake"

    0
    3
  56. 56
    LAUREATES

    20A Award winners

    0
    3
  57. 57
    THESINAI

    61A Longtime locale of Mideast conflict

    0
    3
  58. 58
    FREESPIRIT

    9D Maverick

    0
    2
  59. 59
    RESPIN

    21D Extra shot at the slots

    0
    2
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    WEIRDHUH debut

    1A "Isn't it strange?"

    0
    2
  61. 61
    ASTROBOY debut

    38D Titular android of early anime cartoons

    0
    1
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    BURNINGMAN debut

    30D Annual mass event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert

    0
    1
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    HAKUNA debut

    8D With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice

    0
    1
  64. 64
    INAKIT debut

    25A How model airplane parts are sold

    0
    1
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    IOWACAUCUS debut

    3D Bill and Hillary Clinton have each won one

    0
    1
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    LINAC debut

    10D Machine in a particle physics lab, in brief

    0
    1
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    PREBID debut

    47D Offer in advance

    0
    1
  68. 68
    TOPHIT debut

    46A Finale of a radio countdown

    0
    1